Tape threading system for a helical tape drive
US5374003A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 7, 1993 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B15/673
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system is disclosed which threads a tape media leader block from a 3480-type cartridge to a takeup reel by aligning the tape media directly above the tape threading path, seating the leader block in the takeup reel, and lowering the tape media downwards onto the helical tape threading path guides by concurrently lowering the takeup reel and the tape cartridge onto the associated drive motor spindles. When the tape media is thus positioned in the tape threading path, the helical scan mechanism can then operate in conventional fashion to wrap a length of the tape media around the scanner for reading and writing data on the tape media.
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